lackadaisical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the archaic expression lackadaisy + -ic + -al.
Meanings
-
Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
"Then let those who do know it learn that you are able to bear such wounds without outward complaint. I tell you fairly that I cannot sympathize with a lackadaisical lover."
1864, Anthony Trollope, chapter 58, in The Small House at Allington:I could hear the sound of the janitor's lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor.
2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:the lackadaisical look on his face
I, at one time, used to go and take a hand at cribbage with a friend, and afterwards discuss a cold sirloin of beef, and throw out a few lackadaisical remarks, in a way to please myself, but it would not do long.
1822, William Hazlitt, “On the Disadvantages of Intellectual Superiority”, in Table-Talk, volume II:
- Lazy; slothful; indolent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more lackadaisical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| lack-a-daisical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most lackadaisical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lackadaisically · lackadaisicalness · slackadaisical · lackadaisicality
Relateds
Synonyms
mopey · lither · nonplussed · gallionic · slothful · apathetic · fainéant · cool · idle · torpedinous · unenthusiastic · blasé · halfhearted · impassive · phlegmatic · lazy · untouched · languorous · apathistical · unaroused · torpid · lethargic · lackadaisical · dispassionate · lethargic · idle · ineffervescible · lotophagous · tepid · unconcerned · insensible · otiose · nonchalant · Laodicean · languid · languid · work-shy · dull · lukewarm · blithe · inert · unzealous · pococurante · sluggish · unenthusiastic · deaf · torpid · heartless · enervated · adiaphroistic · listless · unlively · uncaring · jaded · uninterested · bone-idle · otiose · unmoved · swear · listless · supine · lackadaisical · indifferent · shiftless · insouciant · uninterested · world-weary · unimpressible · indolent · meh · spiritless
Translations (59)
el βαρυεστημένος (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · nl ongeïnteresseerd (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · fr languide (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · ca peresós (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · cmn 不热心的 (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · ru равноду́шный (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · ca mandrós (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · hu egykedvű (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · nl laks (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · it stufato (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · eo malvigla (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · pt desmotivado (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · cmn 漠不关心的 (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · ca lànguid (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · cs lhostejný (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · fi ponneton (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · fi välinpitämätön (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · nl lusteloos (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · pt apático (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · mi momoe (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · hu nemtörődöm (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · cs netečný (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · fi tylsämielinen (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · hu lusta (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · ru ленивый (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · hu közömbös (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · fi raukea (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · bg ленив (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · sv oengagerad (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · de lasch (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · pt lânguido (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · hu közönyös (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · es lánguido (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · pt indolente (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · sh bezvoljan (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · mi waimeha (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · ru апати́чный (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · de gleichgültig (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · sv ointresserad (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · it apatico (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · hu unott (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · id pemalas (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · es perezoso (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · sv likgiltig (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · pt preguiçoso (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · bg апатичен (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · hu tunya (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · fi innoton (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · sh šonjav (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · de lustlos (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · sh mlitav (Lazy; slothful; indolent) · it languido (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · grc ἀσπούδαστος (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · lad jilveli (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · bg отпуснат (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · cs apatický (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · mk бе́зволен (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · ca indiferent (showing no interest or enthusiasm) · hu érdektelen (showing no interest or enthusiasm)